Munasinghe heads Boxing Referees Association

Forced out of retirement by desperate officials and strongly requested to lead the Association again, the veteran boxing administrator ex-Thurstan College Captain Donald Munasinghe, was elected as the President, uncontested, at the Annual General Meeting of the Boxing Referees and Judges Association, held on Saturday, February 20 at the ABA Headquarters, Colombo 7.

He had gone into retirement at the end of year 2008 after being the President for five years and being the Secretary for 20 years previously, all consecutively and uncontested. All present referees and judges have been trained by him, some achieving international and some continental levels.

Herbert Embuldeniya an International Referees and Judges Commission member was elected as Vice President, uncontested. He had been instrumental in introducing the computer scoring system in judging to Sri Lanka. He was also responsible for holding examinations to elevate local judges to continental level in year 2001 and 2006.

Another former Thurstanite Group Captain Nishantha Dharmadasa was elected as the Hony Secretary uncontested for the 7th year in succession. He is an elite 3-star level International Referee and Judge, ex-Royalist boxer Aubrey Peiris was elected as the Hony Treasurer for the fourth time in succession, uncontested. Another former Royalist and Chartered Accountant Priyantha Malavi was elected as Hony Auditor for the eighth year in succession, uncontested. Further a former National Champion T. J. Chandrasasa was re-elected as the Asst. Secretary.